Surgeon&#39;s gown



y 20, 1952 H. c. COOKMAN 2,597,568

SURGEONVS GOWN Filed July 29, 1948 IN V EN TOR.

Z Z C (boX 7710/1/ Patented May 20, 1952 UN-l-TED- STATES PATENT F FIJCE SURGEONS GOWN' Helen CIC'ookman, New-York, N;,Y.

Application.Jiily. 29',j1948, Serial Nil-41,325

1 clam.- (01. 2-49) This invention-relates-to-overalls; and particu-- larly to overalls of the type which are designed for use by surgeons. v

Strict requirements exist as to adaptability for washing and sterilizing, as well as the necessity for a design which permits speedy application and removal of such articles of clothing. As a consequence, the somewhat les important features of comfort and fit have been to a certain extent overlooked in the types of surgeons overalls now in general use.

It is an object of my invention, therefore, to provide a. suit of overalls constructed in such a manner that it can be readily washed and sterilized, but which is also provided with means whereby a nice adjustment to comfortably accommodate the body of the wearer can be effected, which means is so arranged that the adjustment can be quickly made without delay.

It is a further object of my invention to provide overalls combining these necessary and desirable features without complicating the structure thereof, to the end that such a garment may be simply produced without unwarranted expense.

These results are achieved, accordin to my invention, by providing a garment made substan tially along the lines of conventional overalls, except that the crossed shoulder straps are lengthened, made to through loops at the back of the trousers and are so constructed that they may be carried around the waist of the wearer and tied in front.

Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective front view of an overall garment according to invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective back view of an overall garment according to my invention.

To construct an overall garment in accordance with my invention a trousers portion I0 is provided which extends slightly above waist height in the rear. The front of the trousers has attached thereto, or preferably made as a continuation thereof, a chest-covering portion 20 which extends to approximately neck height. In the preferred form of the invention the trousers are provided with a fly H in front, and the chestcovering portion is in two parts, 2| and 22, each a continuation of the trouser material on one side of the fly. The trouser margin at fly I and the central margins of the portions 2| and 22 of the chest-covering portion 20 are connected by suitable fasteners l5.

Each part-of the chest-covering- -por-tionis extended from a point adjacent the neck in a. long band 3|, 32. The bands 3|, 32 may be left free, or may be stitched together as at 34 to form a neck encircling yoke providing a head-receiving opening 35.

The overall garment is completed, in its essentials, by the attachment of a suitable number of belt loops. As shown in the drawing, two loops 40 are provided, one at either side of the rear center of the trousers, and an appropriate number of loops 4|, shown as two, are provided at the sides and front of the trousers portion.

In making use of my improved overall garment, the same is readily and quickly applied by pulling the trouser legs over the legs of the wearer and operating fasteners IE to close the fly front II and connect the margins of chest-covering portions 2| and 22. If bands 3| and 32 have been stitched together as at 34, the opening 35 is passed over the wearers shoulders and crossed in back. In either case, the extended end of bands 3| and 32 are passed through the loops 40 as shown in Fig. 2. Each end is then carried 5 around a portion of the wearers waist passing through any loops 4| encountered on the way. At this point, the overalls may be quickly adjusted to the proper height to suit the wearer by merely adjusting the position of loops 40 along the bands 3|, 32 which, in effect, lengthens or shortens the shoulder strap portions of said bands. Thereupon, the ends of the bands may be brought together at the front with the proper degree of tension to provide a snug fit around the wearers waist, and connected by knotting. This latter procedure has the effect of providin a belt for the trousers since the back portion of the trousers between loops 40 acts as a connecting means for the belt portions of the bands 3|, 32. While the bands 3|, 32 are structurally integral, their operation is affected by their frictional connection with loops 40 resulting from the sharp bend made at that point. As a result, each band acts in two distinct capacities, one being as a shoulder strap, and the other being with the upper rear portion of the trousers and with the other band end to provide, in effect, a waist-encircling belt.

While I have shown as the preferred form of my invention, a garment having a divided front connected by fasteners I5, which makes possible the most expeditiou application thereof, omission of such fasteners and an integral construction of the garment front are also comprehended 3 where simplicity and sterility are features to be preferred to speed of application.

Variations and modifications may be made within the scope of this invention as covered by the appended claim.

I claim:

An overall garment, comprising full-length trousers having a fly in front and a two-part chest covering having a central vertical line of division forming an extension of said fly, said trousers being provided with loops at each side substantially at waist level, the parts of said chest covering extending upwardly from the top of said trousers to substantially neck and shoulder height with the two parts releasably fastened along said line of division, the shoulder portion of each chest covering part having connected thereto as a continuation thereof, a band of a 4 wearer's waist with suflicient excess length for knotting with the end of the band extending from the other chest covering part.

HELEN C. COOKMAN.

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